Japan’s Financial Services Agency has started to raid more operators of virtual currency exchanges in the country to check that they have adequate security monitoring systems, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso told reporters on Friday.

The hacker who last month stole 58 billion yen ($528 million) worth of the cryptocurrency NEM from Coincheck appears to be trying to exchange the loot for other digital coins on the darknet. Cryptopirate offers bitcoin holders 15% discounts on the alt currency.

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc, reeling from a daring theft of US$530 million of digital money by hackers, had secured the safety of its systems and is seeking to allow customers to resume yen withdrawals from Tuesday, national broadcaster NHK said on Friday, citing unnamed sources.

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